The Triumph of Hope over Experience

1. What does the triumph of hope over experience mean?
2. Who said a second marriage is a triumph of hope over experience?
3. What is hope over experience quotes?

What does the triumph of hope over experience mean?

idiom. said in order to express the idea that someone hopes that something will work well in the future, although experience shows that it has not worked well in the past: Hasty company mergers are often a triumph of hope over experience.

Who said a second marriage is a triumph of hope over experience?

An Oct. 22 letter ("Small Bookstores, Still Blooming") attributes to Oscar Wilde the quip that second marriages show the triumph of hope over experience.

What is hope over experience quotes?

“Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”